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Ilmmdmm Patented Dec. 26, 1950 UNITED STATES ATENT .orifice 2,535,548 FGLDABLE ROASTING SPIT Carl W. Porter, Alexandria, Va.

,handling the implement may do so from a com- ;fortableudistance from the fire.

It is usual to -provide long handled implements by Which the food can be heldin position While being shifted vover the re and manipulated to get even heating. However, such are awkward torcarry and leave vmuch to be desired.

L ;v vIt is an object of my invention to provide an .improved roasting implement that is convenient to use and yet avoids the necessity of handling thefhot'food and the heated end of the implement. It is also an object of my invention to facilitate even and uniform cooking.

It is a further object of my invention to providev an implement which supplies the desired length but at the same time can be folded or collapsed to facilitate packing, shipping and handling, A still further object of my invention is to pro- .-ducel an implement which will be economical and easy to manufacture. f Theseand other objects of my invention arel la accomplished by providing a rotatable roasting spitthe parts of which can be disjointed and .folded into a small compass for carrying. l'ncidental thereto, the device is rendered safe for handling in its collapsed form.

As" illustrating the preferred form of my inlvention, 'I'have shown the improved device on the accompanying drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is an exploded plan view on an enlarged scale of the disassembled roasting spit of improved design;

Fig. 2 is side View of the spit in operative position;

Fig. 3 is a similar view of the device with the point retracted;

Fig. 4 is a side view of the disjointed spit;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the disjointed device with the ends latched together and f Fig. 6 is an enlarged longitudinal section of the foldable joint parts.

Briey described, the invention consists in a tubular shaft with a handle at one end and jointed so as to be foldable approximately in the middle. This tubular handle carries a jointed rod or crankshaft which is also adapted to be Application February 16, 1 948, Serial No. 8,550 a claims. (c1.V 99-421) folded in two substantially equal sections for carrying purposes. When this is disjointed the guide or ejector mounted on the end of the shaft opposite the handle is also useful as a keeper or latch for the pointed end of the inner crankshaft rod.

In the preferred form I have illustrated a tubular shaft section II at one end of which there is a handle I2. A second tubular end section I 3 is provided somewhat shorter than the handle section. The end 'section I3 is tapered at one'end as shown at I4 to form a friction fit within the adjacent end of the shaft II. In this way a hollow rigid shaft is provided.

lThe tubular end section I3 carries a resilient wire guide I5 at its free end. This guide serves also as an ejector for the toasted food and is also useful in latching the sections 'of the tubular handle in inoperative position. The guide l5 has a coil I 6 wrapped around the free end of the end vsection I3 andis held in position by the constriction of 'the coil. rlhe opposite end of the guide into the desired form,

The'shaft 'I I carries'a loosely rotatable rod I9. This rod is longer than 4the shaft section II so lthat itA projects normally at each end of the latter. The end of the rod I9 projecting from the handle end of the shaft is formed with a crank 2S. The opposite end of therod I9 is formed with an eye ZI which projects beyond the end of the shaft I I when the crank 20 is against the handle.

An extension rod'22 is provided. This is of metal preferably one which will not contaminate the food. It has an'eye 23 at oneend. A link 24 connects the eyes 2I and 23.

The free end of the extension rod 22 has an undulatory section 25 which normally projects beyond the free end of the collar I8. The lateral displacement of the inner undulation 25 is such that it forms a stop to the retraction of the extension rod in the tubular end section I3.

The end of the extension rod 22 is formed into a point 26, sharp enough to impale a link sausage or the like.

The relative position of the ejector I5, the outer end of section I3 and the inner undulation 25y is such that when the extension rod 22 is fully retracted the point 26 is not withdrawn completely from the ring IB.

The parts of the device are assembled by rst inserting rod I9 in the tubular handle section II 3 and extension rod 22 in the tubular end section I3 with the eyes 2| and 23 extending freely from the adjacent ends of the shaft sections.

The link 24 is then permanently attached in the eyes 2| and 23.

In this position it is immaterial whether the point 2E is or is not engaged in the ring I8.

To place the device in operative position the tapered end Iii o1 the end section I3 is fitted securely by friction or otherwise within the adjacent end of the handle section II. If the crank 2Q is moved to its extreme position away from handle I2, the inner undulation of section 25 will rest against the outer end of I3. By turning coil I6 as if to unwind it, it will be loosened slightly on I3 and I5 may be slid outward and/or inward as required to slip I8 over the .point 26. The crank 2! may then be moved to its position nearest the handle I2, which will result in projecting the extension rod 22 with its undulatory end beyond ring i8 and the link 24 will be entirely within section IS as shown by dotted lines in Figure2. This is the operating position of the device. It permits link sausage or other articles of food to be impaled and held over an open fire. The user holds the device from a distance by means of the handle I2 and can conveniently turn the impaled article in the customary manner.

After the sausage 27 or other article is suitably cooked the user will withdraw the crank in the manner shown in Fig. 3. In this position `the undulatory section 25 is drawn through the ring I3. The latter then becomes an ejector which pushes the article ofi the rod 22. In this movement the inner undulation of section 25 is brought against the end section I3 before the point 26 is retracted out of engagement of the ring I8. In this movement the link 24 transverses the friction joint between the shaft sections and takes the position shown in Fig. 3.

In Fig. li I have shown the method of disjointing or disassembling the device. Here the crank rod I9 is left in its advanced position with the eyes 2l and 23 extended beyond the end oi' section II. Section I3 is then unfastened from section I I and slid over extension rod 22 until it strikes the :first undulation of section 25. In this movement the point 26 is not withdrawn from the ring I8. By loosening It and sliding I5 outward as above described, point 26 may be withdrawn from I8.

The sections I I and I3 may then be folded into substantial parallelism as shown in Fig. 5. When this is done the crank 20 rests against the guide I and behind the ring I3. The point 26 is then advanced on the opposite side of the crank and engaged in the ring IIB by sliding again loosening I6 and sliding I 5 inward. Thus a latch is formed to hold the @rank and handle in position. Tnet device is then compact and securely arranged for storage or transport.

The improved implement above described is simple in structure and cheap in cost, It is rugged in use. Due to the foldable feature it can be stored and carried compactly. The mode of locking the parts together in folded condition makes it safe to handle.

I have illustrated and described my preferred form o1" the device without limitation however to changes in materials, proportions or structural details other than as dened by the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A roasting implement comprising a tubular shaft having two detachable sections, a handle on one section, a guide project-ing from the other section, a jointed rod siidably extending through he shaft, a crank on the rod beyond the handle, and an undulating extension on the other end of the rod for sliding movement through the guide, said second shaft section forming a stop for the undulating extension when retracted out of the guide.

2. A roasting implement comprising a tubular shaft having two detachable sections, a handle on one section, a guide having an oiset portion projecting longitudinally from the other section, an apertured portion on the end of the guide and axial of the shaft, a jointed rod slidably extending through the shaft, a crank on the rod beyond the handle, and an article-holding extension on the other end of the rod, projectable through the guide and serving with the said oiTset portion as a latch Jfor the crank when the shaft sections are detached from each other and the rod bent at its joint.

CARL W. PGRTER.

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